Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

"Yeah, no way. Absolutely impossible!"

The two receptionists still refused to believe the gossip article.

Even the report itself wasn't definitive—it was just speculation and overanalysis

from the media, not based on confirmed facts.

Not only did the receptionists see the article, but everyone else did, too.

Still, it was mostly people from Yantail and the Lafond Group who clicked on it. Regular folks who weren't interested in entertainment gossip either skimmed past it or deleted the notification.

was enough to stir up a storm in both companies. Anyone who knew River and Romina personally started calling them after seeing it.

out

you just too excited to treat me to lunch? Or are you

gossip article?" Feigning confusion, River replied, “What article? I usually turn off push notifications. If I want to read news, I'll look for it myself. I don't need

tell you someone was taking photos? You said you handled it and made them delete the pictures. So how

friend who saw the article and called her, asking when she got married-and why she hadn't said a

she'd been secretly married for years and even had two kids, the oldest

with accusations and scolded for keeping such a

were there, after all. And they looked too convincing- River and Romina walking together, smiling, laughing, with River looking at her

the article herself. It